Tag: Softball

  • Freehold Township caps stellar softball campaign with first county crown

    Freehold Township caps stellar softball campaign with first county crown

    An historic season for the Freehold Township High School softball team ended with more history being made on June 7 when the Patriots met Middletown South High School in the Monmouth County Tournament Red Division championship game at Wall High School, Wall Township. The 2022 Patriots, who already had won the program’s first Central Jersey…

  • Colonials eye future success after posting  winning record in 2022

    Colonials eye future success after posting winning record in 2022

    FREEHOLD – Victories on the diamond for the Freehold High School softball team have been tough to come by over the last 10 years. Until this spring, the most victories the Colonials had posted in a season since 2010 was five. But that all changed in 2022 as Coach Mike D’Antonio and his players turned…

  • Howell Rebels cap 2022 softball campaign with tournament title

    Howell Rebels cap 2022 softball campaign with tournament title

    The Howell High School softball team ended its 2022 campaign by winning the Monmouth County Tournament Blue Division championship game on May 24 in Howell. Led by senior Alexa Colon at bat and in the pitching circle, the Rebels (8-14) defeated Freehold High School, 8-1, to cap the season on a winning note. The Colonials…

  • Huskies battling together to find second-half momentum

    Huskies battling together to find second-half momentum

    During the past several years, the Matawan Regional High School softball team has gotten used to making deep runs in the Shore Conference Tournament and in the NJSIAA state sectional tournament. Since the 2018 season, the Huskies have made a semifinal appearance twice in the Shore Conference Tournament and in the state sectional tournament. Second-year…

  • Redbirds defeat Indians, 6-1; AHS rolling as softball action heats up

    Redbirds defeat Indians, 6-1; AHS rolling as softball action heats up

    The Allentown High School softball team has been putting its “one-game at a time” mentality to good measure during the past few weeks. After winning on April 30, the Redbirds are 10-2 and riding a seven-game win streak. “It’s about taking it one game at a time,” Coach Richard Dawson said. “You can’t look beyond…

  • Patriots eye championship success during 2022 softball campaign

    Patriots eye championship success during 2022 softball campaign

    During the 2021 softball season, the Freehold Township High School Patriots went 19-4  and won the Shore Conference A North Division championship. Freehold Township’s new head coach, Johnny Sciarappa, saw the Patriots’ success a year ago as he was serving as an assistant softball coach at Howell High School. Sciarappa knew about the talented players…

  • Shevlin’s grand slam leads Lions past Freehold Township

    Shevlin’s grand slam leads Lions past Freehold Township

    MIDDLETOWN — There are moments during competition that will always stay with an athlete. One of those moments happened to Middletown North High School senior softball player Mallory Shevlin on April 16 in Middletown when the Lions faced Freehold Township High School in a Shore Conference A North Division showdown. Shevlin stood at home plate…

  • New coach excited to lead Rebels during 2022 softball season

    New coach excited to lead Rebels during 2022 softball season

    HOWELL – A new chapter for the Howell High School softball program has started in 2022  as Katelyn Kuzma has taken over the head coaching duties of the Rebels. Kuzma succeeds Tricia Savino in the position. The Rebels lost their first two games, but bounced back with a pair of victories to get to 2-2.…

  • Jaguars top Raiders, 9-8, to advance in Ocean County Tournament

    Jaguars top Raiders, 9-8, to advance in Ocean County Tournament

    JACKSON — The atmosphere of playoff softball could be felt early in the 2022 season when the Jackson Memorial High School softball team took on Toms River East High School in the quarterfinals of the Ocean County Tournament on April 9 in Jackson. A back-and-forth battle ended when the Jaguars get a key hit from…